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Subject-Area Teaching at SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, NY · Public · Bachelor's Degree · Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas

DegreeOutlook Score (Base Case) — assumes in-state tuition

Optimistic

Base Case

Pessimistic

Earnings $36,776/yr (-12% vs median)

AI Risk High (43% exposed)

Job Market Very Large (444,600 openings/yr)

ROI 19.9x earnings multiple (9.1x out-of-state)

Ranked #97 of 348 Teacher Education programs Top 50%

How AI Changes the Outlook

Three scenarios based on how aggressively AI disrupts the career paths available to Subject-Area Teaching graduates.

	Optimistic No Disruption	Base Case Gradual AI	Pessimistic Aggressive AI
10-Year Earnings	$724K	$701K	$635K
Earnings Multiple (In-State)	20.5x	19.9x	18.0x
Earnings Multiple (Out-of-State)	9.4x	9.1x	8.3x
Probability of Field Employment	78%	70%	55%
DegreeOutlook Score	63	62	72

10-Year Earnings Projection

*Year 1 uses actual reported earnings. Scenarios diverge as AI impact compounds over time.

4-Year Tuition, In-State (Sticker)

$35,248

Out-of-state: $76,928 (9.1x ROI)

4-Year Net Price (After Aid)

$75,332

-114% less than sticker · See by income

Median Debt at Graduation

$18,750

6.1 months of Year 1 earnings

Reported Earnings (5 Year)

$66,871

82% growth from Year 1

Program Analysis

Graduates earn $36,776/yr, roughly in line with the $41,690 national median for Subject-Area Teaching. The value proposition here depends on cost, not earnings.

The 19.9x earnings multiple means ten-year projected earnings exceed tuition cost by an order of magnitude. By pure financial math, this is a standout.

AI risk is moderate — 43% task exposure — and the 12% scenario spread suggests disruption would dent but not destroy the earnings outlook.

The $18,750 debt-to-$36,776 income ratio translates to about 6 months of earnings. Standard loan terms should handle this comfortably.

Ranked #97 out of 348 programs, SUNY Oneonta's Subject-Area Teaching offering sits in the upper half but doesn't break into the top tier.

Earnings growth from $36,776 to $66,871 over five years (82% increase) indicates that graduates in this field see meaningful salary progression.

About SUNY Oneonta

SUNY Oneonta accepts 70% of applicants — an open-access institution by design, with a smaller student body of 4,820 in Oneonta, NY.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does SUNY Oneonta's Subject-Area Teaching program score?

This program scores 62/100, reflecting respectable but not exceptional financial outcomes for Subject-Area Teaching graduates.

How vulnerable is Subject-Area Teaching to AI automation?

AI won't 'replace' Subject-Area Teaching careers outright, but it is likely to reduce the number of job openings. We model 43% task exposure, which compresses field employment probability in our scenarios.

Scores use College Scorecard earnings, BLS employment projections, and AI task-exposure research. See full methodology →